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Thank you for helping me provide the visual supports, practice opportunities, and encouragement my students need to grow into confident readers and mathematicians!","fullyFundedDate":1785331536193,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-minds-one-resource-at-a-time/10288679/","projectTitle":"Engaging Minds, One Resource at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bartkoski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9304946_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y564&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731419802672","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9304946"},{"teacherId":9304946,"projectId":10027747,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my IMSE Morphology Training! 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Thank you for making a direct and lasting impact on my students' literacy and math growth!","fullyFundedDate":1771165568982,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-helping-teachersfor-my-amazing/9871662/","projectTitle":"Teachers Helping Teachers—For My Amazing Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bartkoski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9304946_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y564&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731419802672","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9304946"},{"teacherId":7153233,"projectId":9764517,"letterContent":"This training was in depth and comprehensive surrounding morphology, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. \r\n\r\nIt completely transformed the way I approach and instruct words at the upper elementary level and gave me the specific tools and knowledge to break down words through morphology. \r\n\r\nThe hands on, project and response filled courses allowed me to gain confidence and expertise in each area. 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